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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 26.11.19.07" title_num="26" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="19" heading="Paper, Fabric, Film, and Foil Coating.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Definitions. In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Coating line” means any number or combination of adhesive, release, or pre-coat coating applicators, flash-off areas, and ovens that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Coat a continuous web;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Are located between one or more web unwind or feed stations and one or more rewind or cutting stations; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Are used to apply a paper, film, or foil products coating as a continuous layer across any portion of the width of a web substrate, to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Provide a covering, finish, or functional or protective layer to a substrate;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Saturate a substrate for lamination; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Provide adhesion between two substrates for lamination.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Coating solids applied” means the solids content of the coated paper, film, or foil products coating as measured by EPA Method 24.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Fabric coating” means depositing a coating on a textile substrate to enhance strength, stability, water or acid repellency, or appearance (such as on rainwear, tents, and industrial items such as gaskets and diaphragms).</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Flash-off area” means the area between two or more consecutive coating applicators or between a coating applicator and a drying oven.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Paper Coating.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Paper coating” means depositing a coating on paper or pressure sensitive tape (regardless of substrate) and includes related web coating processes on plastic film (such as typewriter ribbons, photographic film, and magnetic tapes) and decorative coatings on metal foil (such as gift wrap and packaging).</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Paper coating” does not include sheet-fed paper coating.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Paper, Film, and Foil Product.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Paper, film, and foil product” means any product made from paper, fabric, film, or foil surfaces or substrates manufactured for the following industry sectors:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Pressure sensitive tape and labels, including fabric coated for use in pressure sensitive tapes and labels;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Photographic film;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Industrial and decorative laminates;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Abrasive products, including fabric coated for use in abrasive products; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Flexible packaging, including coating of non-woven polymer substrates for use in flexible packaging; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Paper, film, and foil product” includes the following products:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Corrugated and solid fiber boxes;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Die-cut paper, paperboard, and cardboard;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Converted paper and paperboard not elsewhere classified;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Folding paperboard boxes, including sanitary boxes;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Manifold business forms and related products;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Plastic aseptic packaging; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>Carbon paper and inked ribbons.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Paper, Film, and Foil Product Coating.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Paper, film, and foil product coating” means any coating applied to paper or fabric for use in pressure sensitive tapes and labels, film, or foil surfaces or substrates during the manufacture of paper, film, and foil products;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Paper, film, and foil product coating” includes any coating applied to a substrate used to manufacture paper, film, and foil products to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Provide a covering, finish, or functional or protective layer to a substrate;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Saturate a substrate for lamination; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Provide adhesion between two substrates for lamination.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>“Paper, film, and foil product coating” does not include:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Any coating applied individually or in a line with any offset lithographic, screen, letterpress, flexographic, rotogravure, or digital printing press; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Any coating applied by presses and on machine coaters that function as part of an in-line papermaking system.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Pressure sensitive tape and label surface coating” means a paper, film, foil, or fabric coating that is applied to pressure sensitive tapes and labels.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Sheet-fed paper coating” means a noncontinuous method of paper coating.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Ultraviolet curable coating” means an as-applied non-VOC coating consisting of pigments, monomers, oligomers, modifiers, and other additives that polymerize upon exposure to an ultraviolet light source.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Vinyl coating” means depositing a printing, or decorative or protective topcoat, on vinyl-coated fabric or vinyl sheets.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Applicability.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>This regulation does not apply to a person who is subject to the provisions of Regulation .11 of this chapter if the coating is applied at the same premises where the printing is done.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>This regulation does not apply to any adhesive application that is subject to the provisions of Regulation .15 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A person who owns or operates a coating line with the potential to emit 25 tons or greater per year of VOC from coatings, prior to controls, is subject to the requirements of §D of this regulation and is exempt from the requirements in §C of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Emission Standards for Coating or Printing Installations.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A person may not cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere of any VOC from any installation listed in §C(2) of this regulation in excess of the standards in §C(2) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Coating Standards.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Emission Standards for Paper, Film, and Foil Product Coating with VOC Emissions (Potential to Emit) of 25 Tons or Greater Per Year.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A person who meets the applicability level of §B(3) of this regulation shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Use add-on air pollution control equipment to reduce VOCs from the coating line by an overall capture and control efficiency of at least 90 percent, by weight; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Meet the following emission standard for each coating line installation:</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If air pollution control equipment is used to meet §D(1) of this regulation, the following requirements apply:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If a thermal oxidizer is used, the combustion zone temperature shall be continuously monitored;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If a catalytic oxidizer is used, inlet and exhaust gas temperatures shall be continuously monitored; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>If a carbon adsorption system or other control device is used, the Department shall establish the operating parameters to be continuously monitored in the permit to construct authorizing installation of the control device.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Operational records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this regulation shall be maintained on-site as required by Regulation .02F of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>